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4 planets line up like ducks in a row in gorgeous night-sky image
By Stephanie Pappas published
The moon is leading a parade of four planets across the predawn sky this week.
The planets are prepping for an epic alignment. Here's how to see it shape up.
By Stephanie Pappas published
The five naked-eye planets in the solar system will line up across the predawn sky this spring and summer. Here's how to watch.
'Dead' telescope discovers Jupiter's twin from beyond the grave
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA's Kepler space telescope has spotted a Jupiter look-alike in a new discovery, even though the instrument stopped operations four years ago.
NASA spacecraft snaps gorgeous new photo of Jupiter's moons Io and Europa
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Juno spacecraft beamed back stunning new photos of Jupiter's moons, Io and Europa.
Lucy mission: NASA's asteroid explorer
By Mike Jennings published
Reference The NASA Lucy mission will explore ancient asteroids in the farthest reaches of the solar system. Here’s how the NASA Lucy spacecraft will get the job done.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is 40 times deeper than Mariana Trench
By Brandon Specktor published
The massive red storm extends far deeper than astronomers thought possible — and the ferocious winds powering it are deeper still.
Jupiter hit by another space rock in rare views captured by Japanese skywatchers
By Meghan Bartels published
It's tough to be the biggest planet in the solar system, and this fall Jupiter is taking a beating.
'Powerful auroras' on alien planets may be sending strange radio signals toward Earth
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers say strange radio signals around old, inactive stars may be the shimmering auroras of four alien worlds.
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